November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... in all parts of the orbit throughout the Mercury year and, to achieve this, most of the apertures of the remote sensing instruments are continuously pointed at the centre of the planet. As a consequence, five out of six of the spacecraft faces...
January 2019
Smallsat revolution and AI kick-start nascent EO big data market
... and reliable AI analytics are derived from models based on a deep understanding of the user case, combined with remote sensing and machine learning expertise. Partnerships with domain experts can help. EO operators are moving up the value...
February 2019
European system for global weather forecasting and climate change detection
..., Metop carries a payload of state-of-the-art sounding and imaging instruments which offer innovative remote-sensing capabilities. The Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI), developed by CNES, allows enhanced atmospheric soundings...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
... ‘peaceful’ means non-aggressive. This interpretation allows for applications including communications, reconnaissance, imaging and remote sensing. Current limits to the role of the military in space are the subject of the McGill University project...
April 2019
On-board propulsion set to drive the smallsat revolution
... burn up in the atmosphere. With smallsats increasingly being used for a wide range of space missions, including remote sensing, communications and fundamental science, miniaturised propulsion systems are set to play an important role in driving the...
May 2019
Unlocking the full potential of Earth observation
... a network of small satellites that use RF and optical communication to provide a data relay service for remote sensing satellites. Previously he was Director of Special Projects at Planetary Resources. He graduated from Harvard Business School...
